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Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN

Name: Unionville Livestock Auction - Unionville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Unionville, Tennessee · Mon, Apr 27

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2069

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

689 head

▲ 241 vs last sale 448▲ 689 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 103▲ 147 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.50/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$119.50

244 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$29.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	504	120.45	607	218
Medium and Large 2-3	470	112.33	528	25
Small 1-2	630	91.00	573	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.45/cwt here — about $34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale244 hd

119.50

—

TN average11 barns · 2,088 hd

117.34

+2.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,774	84.00	1,490	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	57.29	835	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	57.07	733	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	49.38	507	37

Every lot

78 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	166.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	480	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	171.67/cwt	150.00–177.00	563	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	329	136.88/cwt	125.00–146.00	450	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	159.93/cwt	153.00–164.00	600	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	143.27/cwt	138.00–148.00	542	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	137.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	569	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	155.35/cwt	150.00–159.00	656	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	718	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	138.27/cwt	126.00–144.00	654	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	150.75/cwt	148.00–157.00	730	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	144.58/cwt	136.00–151.00	749	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	156.63/cwt	154.00–159.00	813	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	130.99/cwt	125.00–134.00	686	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	126.42/cwt	119.00–132.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	149.73/cwt	149.00–152.00	868	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	140.73/cwt	135.00–148.00	818	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	139.66/cwt	138.00–141.00	862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	130.65/cwt	123.00–135.00	806	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	115.82/cwt	111.00–120.00	717	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	789	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	112.33/cwt	111.00–115.00	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	893	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	135.89/cwt	132.00–140.00	364	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	137.45/cwt	134.00–144.00	447	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	119.29/cwt	115.00–124.00	444	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	131.57/cwt	127.00–138.00	504	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	114.69/cwt	113.00–116.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	124.49/cwt	119.00–133.00	527	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	537	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	122.59/cwt	117.00–128.50	581	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	109.42/cwt	108.00–112.00	569	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	118.64/cwt	114.00–125.00	620	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	126.87/cwt	126.00–127.50	674	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	115.88/cwt	111.00–123.00	659	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	103.15/cwt	99.00–109.00	598	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	110.49/cwt	105.00–117.00	682	25
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	630	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	103.99/cwt	101.00–108.00	695	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	101.35/cwt	100.00–103.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	133.42/cwt	123.00–140.00	570	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	148.78/cwt	145.00–155.00	644	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	129.39/cwt	124.00–135.00	608	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	144.19/cwt	138.00–148.00	688	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	129.39/cwt	123.00–136.00	670	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	119.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	623	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	126.12/cwt	120.00–132.00	718	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	117.29/cwt	114.00–119.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	114.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	693	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	111.61/cwt	111.00–113.00	736	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	645	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	490	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	760	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	528	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,055	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	739	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	81.31/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,458	9
Bulls	—	—	1,910	93.56/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,787	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	36.83/cwt	30.00–43.00	337	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	50.90/cwt	45.00–55.00	529	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	57.51/cwt	53.00–63.00	721	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	50.91/cwt	48.00–52.50	693	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	66.19/cwt	64.00–70.00	945	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	57.35/cwt	53.00–63.50	832	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	52.26/cwt	52.00–52.50	784	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,013	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	812.40/cwt	750.00–935.00	10,642	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,287.69/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	12,941	2

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC - Unionville, TN

Mon Apr 27, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 689Last week 448Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 6.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	52.00–52.50	52.26
1	—	1,535	66.00	66.00
21	—	1,450	53.00–63.50	57.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	48.00–52.50	50.91
4	—	1,428	64.00–70.00	66.19
43	—	1,254	53.00–63.00	57.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	30.00–43.00	36.83
33	—	1,040	45.00–55.00	50.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	70.00	70.00
9	—	1,793	76.00–89.00	81.31
4	—	1,910	91.00–96.00	93.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	111.00–113.00	111.61
10	—	569	120.00–132.00	126.12
7	—	608	110.00–120.00	114.00
14	—	518	123.00–136.00	129.39
8	—	433	145.00–155.00	148.78
1	—	730	93.00	93.00
9	—	477	138.00–148.00	144.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	123.00–140.00	133.42
3	—	577	114.00–119.00	117.29
5	—	521	118.00–121.00	119.58
8	—	470	124.00–135.00	129.39
1	—	650	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
1	—	545	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	115.00–116.00	115.66
4	—	580	99.00–109.00	103.15
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
5	—	372	115.00–124.00	119.29
1	—	655	94.00	94.00
5	—	520	108.00–112.00	109.42
3	—	412	113.00–116.00	114.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	474	117.00–128.50	122.59
25	—	617	105.00–117.00	110.49
23	—	423	119.00–133.00	124.49
3	—	800	95.00	95.00
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
36	—	523	114.00–125.00	118.64
24	—	383	127.00–138.00	131.57
6	—	668	101.00–108.00	103.99
2	—	268	132.00–140.00	135.89
24	—	569	111.00–123.00	115.88
8	—	325	134.00–144.00	137.45
3	—	718	100.00–103.00	101.35
1	—	230	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	110.00	110.00
7	—	531	126.00–127.50	126.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	69.50	69.50
1	—	645	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	111.00–120.00	115.82
5	—	378	138.00–148.00	143.27
6	—	329	125.00–146.00	136.88
5	—	524	125.00–134.00	130.99
3	—	413	130.00–145.00	137.84
10	—	473	126.00–144.00	138.27
5	—	562	119.00–132.00	126.42
3	—	678	111.00–115.00	112.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	581	135.00–148.00	140.73
11	—	617	123.00–135.00	130.65
6	—	288	160.00–170.00	166.58
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
28	—	518	136.00–151.00	144.58
14	—	484	148.00–157.00	150.75
6	—	328	150.00–177.00	171.67
2	—	660	119.00–120.00	119.50
17	—	375	153.00–164.00	159.93
8	—	422	150.00–159.00	155.35
2	—	960	93.00	93.00
1	—	710	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	149.00–152.00	149.73
3	—	617	138.00–141.00	139.66
6	—	425	169.00	169.00
2	—	495	168.00	168.00
8	—	519	154.00–159.00	156.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,310	750.00–935.00	812.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,287.69

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.